Patents by Inventor Rainer Pfingstl

Rainer Pfingstl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250137603
    Abstract: A running light for a vehicle includes at least one light source, a number of first optical waveguides on a first side, a number of second optical waveguides on a second side opposite the first side. One of the first waveguides emits light from the at least one light source in both the main beam direction, which runs along a main axis orthogonal to a secondary axis connecting the first side and second side, as well as in a first area toward the number of second waveguides. The second waveguide emits the light from the at least one light source in both the main beam direction and in a second area toward the number of first waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Rainer Pfingstl, Niko Thomanek
  • Publication number: 20250093005
    Abstract: A lighting module for use in a lighting device for a vehicle includes at least one projection module for generating a light distribution in the vehicle's environment. At least one light source module is also provided. The projection module contains numerous projection units. The light source module contains numerous light source units. Each projection unit contains at least one projection lens. Each projection unit is dedicated to at least one light source unit. At least two projection lenses from at least two different projection units have different focal lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Aichinger-Rosenberger, Tomas Losak, Rainer Pfingstl, Raimund Kerschbaummayr
  • Patent number: 10253942
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, having a number of light sources (6) and reflectors (7) being arranged in the housing (1). Each light source (6) is assigned a single reflector (7) in order to deflect the light emitted by the light source (6) in a main emission direction (H) of the lighting device in accordance with a predefined light distribution. The reflector (7) has a reflector surface having a basic form containing a multiplicity of panes (13, 14). The reflector (7) has a first reflector segment (10) containing a reflector surface having a first basic form in order to generate a first partial light distribution (T1) on the one hand, and a second reflector segment (11) containing a reflector surface having a second basic form in order to generate a second partial light distribution (T2) on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rainer Pfingstl, Mario Roehrling
  • Publication number: 20180266644
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, having a number of light sources (6) and reflectors (7) being arranged in the housing (1). Each light source (6) is assigned a single reflector (7) in order to deflect the light emitted by the light source (6) in a main emission direction (H) of the lighting device in accordance with a predefined light distribution. The reflector (7) has a reflector surface having a basic faun containing a multiplicity of panes (13, 14). The reflector (7) has a first reflector segment (10) containing a reflector surface having a first basic form in order to generate a first partial light distribution (T1) on the one hand, and a second reflector segment (11) containing a reflector surface having a second basic form in order to generate a second partial light distribution (T2) on the other hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Pfingstl, Mario Roehrling